Chapter 28.5, Problem 2CC

Summary Introduction

To explain: In what sense, the slime mold fits into the description of "fungus animal" and it what sense it does not fit.

Concept introduction: Slime mold comes under the category of amoebozoans. They are also called as the mycetozoans. Mycetozoans came from the Latin word that means fungus animals. Amoebozoans clade consists of various amoeba species. The amoebozoans include the tubulinids, slime molds and entamoeba.